Hair curler



March 12, 1935.

N. FULTON HAIR CURLER Filed Dec. 2'7, 1932 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Sumo/rm JazzFuzz March 12, 1935. I FULTQN 1,994,099

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HAIR CURLER Filed Dec. 2'7, 1932 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Patented Mar. 12, 1935I I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1,994,099 mm CURLER Nell Fulton, NewYork, N. Y. Application December 27, 1932, Serial No. 649,028 10 Claims.(01. 132-38) The present invention relates to hair curler, to like orcorresponding parts throughout the and has for an object to providecertain improveseveral views, ments in this type of device wherein thebody Figure 1 is a plan view of a flBXlDle body porportion thereof maybe flexible and is made intion comprising the major part of the, curler,the dependently of the securing device for holding dotted lines showinga lock of hair placed with 5 it in rolled position, so that the flexiblebody reference thereto and before the curler is closed. portion may bemade of paper or other suitable Figure 2 is a similar view showing thecurler substance which is relatively cheap and may be closed on he ofhair and Showing the'lolling thrown away after each use, and holdingdevice in position on the lower end Another object of the presentinvention is to of e body part. the dotted lines showing the provide ahair curlerwith a detachable or sepinitial Position of the dy pa b ebeing arate body portion which may be made of-abe d dsorbent materialsoas to assist in the drying of u e 3 is a Perspective View Of One Of thethe hair by absorbing moisture therefrom when roiling holding devices py dthe curler is in rolled or packed position. Figure 4 is a Viewsimilar to Figure 2 h Show The invention further aims to rovide a hairsing a modification in the attachment the ho dcurler which may be usedby professional hair i device tovthe body P dressers, or for i dividu lprivate use and e Figure 5 is a detail perspective view of the spring inthe flexible body portions may be supplied-in 9 illustrated in Figuremultiple, such a in pad f and t provide a Figure 6 is a slightmodification of the clip of 20 body portion which may be produced froma, Figure 5. single blank in one'piece and provided with the Figure 7 ite deteil Perspective view o a necessary means not only of enclosing alock of modification of the i hair, but also with the necessarycooperating Figure 8 is a iike View of a further modified means for thetemporary attachment of the rollm of p- 25 mg and holding device whichis used so that these Figure 9 9! Perspective View of the curler in rlli or holding devices may be purchased in rolled position on a lock ofhair and showing the relatively small quantities and used continuouslyholding deVice in Securing Positiohwith any d sir d number of flexiblebody Figure 10 is a plan view of a curler constructed tions. accordingto this invention, showing a modified 30 The invention also providesimprgvd means form of rolling and holding device therefor. for not onlyrolling the body portions with the Figure 11 is a Perspective Viewv thesame look of hair therein, b t- ,1 of improved means in rolled andsecured position on a lock of hair. for securing these devi temporarilyt the ma Figure 12 is an outer end view of the holder.-

3 portion and for subsequently securing the device Figure 13 is similarView but showing a slight in rolled position in place whether the curleris modification in the spring tongue e ployed.

rolled inwardly or outwardly with reference to. Figure 14 is a detailside elevation of the T0111 4 the side of the head. and holding d v ofFigure 10..

Another and important object of t inven- Figure 15 is a similar viewshowing a further 4 tion is to provide a separable flexible body partmodifieetieninthe holding device. 0v

and rolling-device andholder by use of which Figure 16 is a transversesection throu h th the curler may be rolled with a lock of hairtheresame. in and held in rolled position fora desired period Figure 1 sa edge View Of he modified I of. time to set the hair when the rollingand holdo o the di device Shown in Figure ing device may be removed bysliding it endwise Figure 18 is a similar view of another form from therolled curler: the set hair and body part of the holding device. havingsufficient stiffness tosubstantially remain. Figure 19 is a side viewofthe'same taken at in rolled position. The rolling device may .be reg tangles o the Showing of Figure v moved at any time after the rollingoperation. Figure 20 is a plan view of a modified form 50 With theforegoing and other objects inview, of the flexible body portion oi thecurler; the the invention will be more fully described heredotted linesshowing a lock of hair in relation marten-and will be more'particularlypointed thereto. out in the, claims appended hereto. Figure 21 is a likeview showin ihe hh i nor-- A In the drawings, wherein like symbols refertion folded on the lock of hair, and "showing the.

application of a temporary clamp for the body portion.

Figure 22 is a-detail edge view of the clamp shown in Figure 21.

Figure 23 is a side elevation of the device shown in Figure 21 butdiscloses the opposite side thereof.

Figure 24 is a top edge view of the same.

Figure 25 is a plan view of a modified form 01 the flexible body partand a modified construction of the rolling and holding device appliedthereto.

Figure 26 is a perspective view of the modification of Figure 25 inrolled and secured position upon a lock of hair.

Figure 27 is a detail plan view of a further modified form of theflexible blank.

Figure 28 is a side elevation of the sameyin foldedr position andshowing a modified construction 01 holding and rolling device appliedthereto.

Figure 29 is a longitudinal edge view of the same, showing a section onthe line 29-29 of Figure 28 through the holding device.

Figure 30 is a perspective yiewof the curler of Figure 28 in rolled andsecured position.

Figure 31 is a plan view'oi a-modified form of the flexible body part.

Figure 32 is a side elevation of the same folded ready for use. r I

Figure 33 is a detailplan'view of a modified form of the flexible bodypartof the curler.

Figure 34 is a side elevation of the same folded, and showing a furthermodified form of holding device applied thereto, and

Figure is a fragmentary enlarged view of the lower end of the body partof Figure 34 showing another modified form of holding device appliedthereto.

Referring'now to the drawings, and first to Figures 1, 2 and 3, thecurler comprises a body portion 50 which is preferably constructed ofpaper or other suitable absorbent and inexpensive material which may beused but one time only and then discarded. The body portion 50 issubstantially rectangular in form and has at one side a wing part 51adapted to be folded over on substantially the line 52, and which ispreferably disposed intermediate the ends of the'body portion so-as toprovide two equal side sheets or parts for receiving therebetween thefree end of a lock of hair, as shown in Figures 1 and 2. The main bodyof the body portion .50 isprovided at its lower edge with a tongueextension 53 which is of a width corresponding to substantially half thelength of the body portion 50 and is thus defined between one end ofthebody portion and the fold line 52. The lower end of this tongue '53may be tapered and provided upon either one or both sides with a coating54 of an adhesive adapted to engage a preferably cloth covered bendablewire 55.

As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the wire 55 is of a length which may moreor less correspond to that of the body blank 50 but which is offset fromone end of the blank so as to engage the intermediate portion of thewire 55 with the lower pointed'end of the gummed or adhesively coatedtongue 53.

- The gummed surface is adapted to be moistened and the wire 55 engagedwith the gummed surtace and rolled into the tongue 53 so as to securelyattach the wire 55 to the tongue. I As is usual in this ot curler, thewire 55 is employed as a rolling means which is adapted to roll up thebody portion' into the form shown in Figure 9 after a lock or hair hasbeen engaged between the folded sides of the body portion, as shown inFigure 2. After the hair has sufficiently set, and the absorbent bodyportion 50 has dried out the hair to a more or less extent, the curlermay be released by bending back the free ends of the wire 55 andunrolling. The body portion may then be stripped or otherwise suitablyremoved by tearing or the like from the wire 55 and the wire 55 may beused any number of times desired with successive new body portions 50.

with reference now to Figures 4 and 5, the body portion 50 may beprovided with a depending tongue 56 of rectangular construction, asshown by the dotted lines in Figure 4. This tongue 56, instead of havingan adhesive coating 54 or the like thereon, may be initially rolledabout the wire 55 and secured thereto by means of a spring clip 5'1.

The spring clip 57 may comprise a rolled blank of yieldable materialwith its edge portions slightly spaced apart so as to snap over therolled end of the tongue 56 and to bind and lock the same upontheholding wire 55. After the curler is used, the spring clip 57 may bequickly and easily removed so as .to free the wire 55 for further usewhile the body portion 50 may be destroyed.

In Figure 6 a slight modification of the spring clip is shown whereinthe body part 58 of the clip has along its free edges a plurality ofinturned teeth or serrations 59 adapted to bite into the material of thetongue 56 to insure the retention of the tongue on the wire 55.

In Figure 7 the spring clip 60 is further modifled by providing in itsopposite side walls inwardly pressed indentations 61 which form protionof the tongue 56 to pass therethrough. The.

spring. clip.60a. is provided in opposite sides with indentations orprojections 61:: adapted to engage in the tongue 56 and hold it inclamped position upon the wire.

The clip 60:: has at opposite sides and at one end a pair of opposedextensions or lugs 601) preferably provided with registeringindentations61b for engaging the rolled tongue 56, and which provide a ready meansfor releasing and positioning the clip as these'tongues are relativelyyieldable and may be initially flexed to open the jaw portions of theclip.

- In Figures 10 to 15 and 17, the modified form of rolling and holdingdevice comprises a preferably hollow tube 62 having a diametrical slot63 extending from-one end of the tube 62 to a point adjacent itsopposite end, the slot 63 being of suflicient size to receive slidably.therein the free end of the tongue 56 of the flexible body 50.

The inherent resiliency of the hollow tube 62 is adapted to clamp thetongue 56 to the tube and the tube may. then be rolled in the samemanner as is the wire 55 so as to finally dispose the curler in theapplied condition shown in Figure 11.

After the curler has been rolled into position, the same is held inplace by a pivoted arm or holding device 64 which, in the presentinstance may comprise a length or strip or flat metal piv oted at 65upon the tube 62 beyond the slot 63,

as shown in Figure 10 and with the strip 64 offset outwardly from thetube to an extent sufficient to accommodate the rolled body portion withthe lock of hair therein. The free end of the arm 64 is provided with aspring tongue 66 of sufficient length to snap" over the free slotted endof the tube 62, as shown in Figure 11, when the arm 64 is swung aboutits pivot 65 to hold the curler from unrolling. It will be noted thatduring the rolling operation the arm 64 is turned on its pivot so as toextend lengthwise ofthe tube 62 and the arm 64 will thus be out of theway of the body portion 50v when the latter is folded over on the lockofhair. The arm 64 takes the place of the free ends of the wire which areadapted to be bent into overlapping position upon the outside of therolled body portion, as shown in Figure 9.

After the curler has been used, the tube 62 is merely slipped from theend of the tongue 56 so that the body portion 50 may be discarded and afresh body portion inserted in lieu thereof.

As shown in Figure 13,-the arm 64 may be provided with the tongue 67 onthe opposite side of the arm for use with a curler which may be rolledinwardly toward the head instead of outwardly, as shown in Figure 11.Thus, right and left rolling holders may 'be used without any modification in the structure of the body portion.

The modification shown in Figures 15 and 16 shows a hollow tube68'having a diametrical slot 69 for receiving the lower end of thetongue 56,,and also showsa spring finger 70. lying against one of theunslotted sides of the tube 69 for engaging ovr the free end of thetongue 56 after the latter has passed throughv the slot 69 to insure theclamping of the tongue on the tube 68.

The holding device for use after the curler is rolled into placecomprises an outer jaw or arm 71 which is of suitable transversecurvature to Y conform generally to that of the rolled curler,

as shown in Figure 16.

One end of the arm 7 1 is mounted at opposite sides upon a pivot 72disposed transversely through the inner end of the tube 68. The tube 68and the arm '11 are provided with handle portions 78 between which'isdisposed a flat spring 74 adapted to urge the handles 73 apart and thusurge the arm 71 into closed position toward the tube 68. The arm 71takes the place of the arm 64.

In the modified form of rollingv device shown inFigures 18 and 19, theslotted tube 75 has a modified form of holding device comprising aspringwire bail 76 pivoted at its free ends upon a rivet 77 or the likewith the arms of the bail extending in spaced relation along theopposite sides of the tube 75 to the outer end thereof, and the closedend of the bail is preferably arched inwardly to a slight extent toprovide a spring indentation 78 adapted to snap into the flared orbeveled seat 79 formed in the outer or free end of the tube 75. Thisbail 76 may be swung entirely around'so as to extend lengthwise of thetube in the manner in which the arm 64 of Figure 10 is positioned duringthe rolling action, and the bail 76 may be swung either to the right orleft, depending upon the direction in which the curler is rolled.

In Figure 20 the flexible body portion 80 is of the same construction,as shown in Figure 4, with the exception that the main part thereof isprovided with a pair of spaced apart longitudinal slots 81 adapted tolie at one side ofthe curler when it is overturned and applied to a lockof hair.

The purpose of the slots 81 is to receive therethrough in threadedrelation the preferably pointed end of a clamping jaw 82 of a clamp, theclamp having an opposite jaw 83 and the jaws adapted to engage acrossthe opposite sides of the folded body portion, as shown in Figures21, 28and 24 to clamp the body part on the lock of hair. The jaws 82 and 83are connected togethera't one end by a pivot 84 and are provided withhandles 85 extending beyond the pivot.. To counterbalance the handles 85when clamped upon and suspended from the folded device and the lock ofhair, the outer jaw 83 is provided with a counterweight 86 so that thedevice may hang true against the head. The slots 81 are located near theupper edge portion of the curler body 50 so that the lower part of thecurler may be rolled evenly and smoothly without the necessity ofholding the curler folded during the rolling operation. As soon as thecurler is rolled into place, the clamp may be readily opened andwithdrawn from the slots 81. This clamp is merely used for holding thecurler temporarily while it is properly rolled.

In Figure 25 is shown a slightly modified form of flexible body part 87which is similar in shape to the body part shown in Figure 20 with theexception that in the tongue 56 is provided a pair of spaced apartapertures 88 adapted to receive in threaded relation therethrough thefree end of a bendable wire holder 89 which is preferably overturnedupon itself with one end shorter than the other. The shorter end isadapted to be threaded through the openings 88 so as to anchor thetongue 56 to the holder. After the holder 89 is rolled with the tongue56 over upon the body portion, as shown in Figure 26,.the free ends ofthe holder are then bent over the exterior of the curler to hold it inrolled position as shown in Figure 26.

When the curler has remained in rolled position on the hair, as shown inFigure 26, for the desired length of time to set the hair and theflexible body of the holder, the ends of the wire holder of spaced apartlongitudinal slots 92 adapted to register by the overturning of thelower portion of the tongue, as shown in Figure 28. The free end of thebody portion 90, providing the flap 93, is preferably inclined at itslower edge from the tongue 91 outwardly so as to leave sufficient roomfor the overturned tongue to roll without puckering or distorting thebody portion when in use.

The overturned tongue 91 is adapted to receive through both of itsthicknesses the intermediate part of a relatively long bendable wireholder 94 which may be of cloth covered wire or the like and which isthreaded through the registering slots 92 to provide a double thicknessof the tongue 91 at opposite sides of the holder.

The free ends of the wire holder 94 are overturned upon the body part ofthe holder, as shown in Figure 28, to provide a desired thickness andevenness to the opposite sides of the tongue and thus prevent thetearing or destruction of the tongue when in use. After the curler isrolled into position, the free ends of the holder 94 are merely bentover about the outer side of the rolled curler, as shown in Figure 30.

Figures 31 and 32 show a modification of the tongue carried by theflexible body 90. The tongue 103 is provided with a flap or extension104 which is preferably of similar width to that of the tongue 103, andspaced longitudinal slots 105 are provided in both the tongue and theflap and are adapted to register when the flap 104 is folded over on thetongue into the position shown in Figure 32. This provides a suitablereinforce similar to the showing in Figures 27 and 28 but with theoverlap of the tongue disposed at one side thereof so as to condense theblank from which the body portion is made.

In Figure 33 the body portion is provided with a shorter tongue 95having a pair of longitudinal spaced apart slots 96 which are of suflicient length to register. at their opposite ends when the tongue 95 isoverturned upon itself into the position shown in Figure 34. A wireholder 9'7 is employed which comprises a length of wire overturned uponitself and twisted near its overturned end to provide a handle 98. Oneend of the wire holder 97 is threaded through the slots 96 and thetongue 95 overturned with the other free end of the wire therein, andthe free extremity of the latter end of the holder 97 may be overturnedas at 99 against the outer side of the tongue 95 to hold the parts inplace.

As a slight modification of this form, Figure 35 shows the holder 100comprising an overturned wire which is twisted together near one endproviding a handle 101 at one end of the holder by means of which thefree ends of the wire may be threaded through the folded tongue 95 andthe slots 96.

The free end of the holder 100 which is threaded through the slots 96may be overturned, as at 102 upon the tongue 95 to retain the holder inplace. The unbent .free ends of the holders 9'7 and 100 are adapted tobe bent over upon the outer side of the body portion 90 of the curlerwhen it is rolled into position.

It is obvious that various changes and modiflcations may be made in thedetails of construction and design of the above specifically describedembodiment of this invention without departing from the spirit thereof,such changes and modifications being restricted only by the scope of thefollowing claims:

What is claimed is:

1. A hair curler comprising a flexible body por,- tion adapted to beengaged about a lock of hair, and a readily removable rolling deviceconnected to the body portion for rolling the same with the hair thereininto rolled position, said rolling device being removable from the bodyportion for subsequent use with other body'portions whereby a singlerolling device may be used for individually applying a stack of the bodyportions to the hair.

, 2-. A hair curler comprising a flexible body portion adapted to beengaged about a lock of hair and having a depending tongue, and areadily re-' movable rolling device connected to the tongue for rollingthe body portion with the hair therein into rolled position, saidrolling device adapted to be slipped out of the rolled body portion forsubsequent use and to leave the body portion in rolled position with thehair.

3. A hair curler comprising a flexible body part adapted to be engagedabout a lock of hair, and a rolling device removably connected to thebody portion for rolling the same with the hair therein, said rollingdevice adapted to be slid from the end of the rolled body portion toleave the same in engagement with the hair.

4. A hair curler comprising a flexible body portion adapted to envelop alock of hair and having a depending tongue, and a rolling devicedetachably secured to the tongue for rolling the body portion with thehair therein into rolled position, said device adapted to be withdrawnlengthwise from the rolled body portion and tongue.

5. A hair curler comprising a flexible body portion adapted to envelop alock of hair and having 8. depending tongue with spaced openingstherein, and a removable rolling and holding device threaded through theopenings in the tongue for rolling the body portion with the hairtherein.

6. A hair curler comprising a body portion having a flap at one edgeadapted to be folded over the body portion to enclose a lock of hairtherebetween, said body portion having a depending tongue with spacedopenings therein, a single length of wire overturned upon itself with along end and a short end, the short end of the wire adapted to bethreaded through said openings in the tongue for connecting the wire tothe tongue for rolling the same and the body portion with the flap andenclosed hair into rolled position, the projecting ends of said wirebeing bendable upon the rolled curler to hold the same in position andadapted to be straightened out whereby the wire may be withdrawnlengthwise from the rolled curler.

7. A hair curler comprising a flexible body portion adapted to envelop alock of hair and having a depending tongue, and a detachable rolling andholding device carried by the tongue and comprising a split hollow tubefor receiving the lower end of the tongue therethrough, and an armpivotally mounted on the side of the tube near one end adapted to beswung into position over the tube after the body portion has been rolledon the tube, and aspring catch carried by said arm for releasablyholding it in position.

8. A hair curler comprising a flexible body portion adapted to envelop alock of hair, asplit tube frictionally engaging the lower end of thebody portion for rolling the same with the lock of hair,

and a pivoted arm carried on the side of the tube beyond the splitportion thereof and adapted to be swung over the tube to hold the bodyportion and the lock of hair in rolled position, said arm having aspring clip on its free-end for snapping engagement over the tube tohold the arm in place.

9.. A hair-curler comprising a' flexible body portion having a lateralflap adapted to be folded over on the body portion to enclose a lock ofhair,

said body portion having a depending tongue with spaced slots therein,and a wire holding device adapted to' be threaded through said slots andoverturned upon itself for rolling the tongue and body portion.

10.- A hair curler comprising a flexible body portion having a side flapadapted to be overturned to encase a lock of hair, said body por tionhaving a depending tongue with an overturning portion and the tongue andoverturningportion having registering slots therein, and a wire rollingdevice adapted to be threaded through said slots to provide a doublethickness of material at the connection of the rolling device and thetongue.

NELL FULTON. Iv

